Aurek-Besh alphabet   

Origin

The Aurek-Besh alphabet appears in the film Return of the Jedi and in a number of Star Wars related publications. It is used in the film to write the language of the Galatic Empire. A version of the alphabet known as Aurebesh appears in The Star Wars Roleplaying Game by West End Games and was designed by graphic artist Stephen Crane, and originally created by Joe Johnston, a designer and F/X expert on the Stars Wars films.

Links

Free Aurek-Besh fonts
http://www.imperialsenate.co.uk/features/fonts/

Aurebesh Soup: Recipe for a Star Wars Font Phenomenon, by Stephen Crane
http://www.echostation.com/features/aurebesh.htm

Other fictional alphabets

Ancients' Alphabet, Ath, Atlantean, Aurek-Besh, Cirth, Daedric, D'ni, Dragon Runes, Futurama Alien Alphabet, Gargish, Gnommish, Hylian syllabary (Old), Hylian syllabary (Modern), Hylian alphabet, Klingon, Kryptonian, Marain, Matoran, Romulan, Sarati, Standard Galactic Alphabet, Tenctonese, Tengwar, Utopian, Visitor, Zentlardy

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